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780 AM | 96.1 FM | Yours for Western AlaskaFri, 16 Mar 2018 23:55:13 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.459285469Margaret: From Volunteer to Recruiterhttp://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2016/01/07/margaret-from-volunteer-to-recruiter/
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2016/01/07/margaret-from-volunteer-to-recruiter/#commentsThu, 07 Jan 2016 21:06:19 +0000http://www.knom.org/wp/?p=20432Our newest staffer at KNOM is Margaret DeMaioribus, a volunteer alumna who's returned to Nome, and our mission, to coordinate our current volunteer program, to reach out to our local community, and to recruit the next generation of KNOMers from colleges and universities.]]>

Alongside Laura Collins in our programming department is another new staffer at KNOM — although one who may be familiar to many of our readers, and certainly to many of our listeners. Meet Margaret DeMaioribus, our new outreach coordinator.

This autumn — as we describe, elsewhere in our January newsletter — Laura became KNOM’s program director, leaving an opening in our important outreach position. Margaret, who first served as a volunteer reporter during the 2012-2013 service year, felt the time was right to return to Alaska. In recent years, she’s been building her career in the Seattle area, working in health sciences, but she says she’s kept close to her heart the experiences, personal growth, and friendships forged during her service year in Nome. Indeed, after making a reunion visit to KNOM last summer (with fellow volunteer alumnus Josh Cunningham, pictured below), Margaret described, in our August 2015 Static, that the “skills and experiences” she took from her KNOM tenure “are still with me in my daily life: from humbling myself to learn new things, to learning how to ask deeper questions and listen, as well as how to be present to others and myself in the midst of stress and uncertainty.”

Margaret and Josh in KNOM’s Studio A during their summer 2015 visit. Photo: David Dodman, KNOM.

Margaret’s enthusiasm for our mission and our region will make her a perfect fit in her new role. As outreach coordinator, she’ll be building upon her own KNOM volunteer experiences to serve as a daily liaison and guide for our current, 2015-2016 class of volunteers: Laura, Emily, Maddie, and Mitch. And she’ll be working fervently, especially during the winter and spring months, to recruit the next generation of KNOMers, such as by reading applications and spreading the word of our unique volunteer program with colleges and universities, especially those with Catholic affiliations or strong traditions of community service.

Thank you for making possible Margaret’s return to KNOM. We invite you to join us in wishing her well as she starts her new role. And if you happen to know any recent or soon-to-be college graduates who might be a good fit for our mission, don’t forget: we’re currently accepting applications for the 2016-2017 volunteer year! (More information here.)

]]>http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2016/01/07/margaret-from-volunteer-to-recruiter/feed/120432Farewell, Kellyhttp://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2015/10/01/farewell-kelly/
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2015/10/01/farewell-kelly/#commentsThu, 01 Oct 2015 22:44:59 +0000http://www.knom.org/wp/?p=18768It’s with a great sense of bittersweetness that we report the departure of a KNOM staffer with deep roots and an extensive history at our mission. As she departs for new horizons, longtime program director Kelly Brabec shares some of her reflections on what KNOM has meant over the years; it's a mission, she says, that's "formulated who I am today."]]>

It’s with a great sense of bittersweetness that we report the departure of a KNOM staffer with deep roots and an extensive history at our mission. As of late September, Kelly Brabec has departed KNOM to pursue new directions.

Over the years, Kelly has given so much to our mission, first as a volunteer (1998-2000; pictured below) and then a staff member from 2002 onwards; she’s served the majority of this time as our station’s program director, with direct oversight over all of KNOM’s non-news programming, and as a supervisor for dozens of our full-time volunteers. Here’s Kelly, in her own words, on what KNOM has meant to her:

KNOM has, without a doubt, formulated who I am today. What I’ve gained from my time at KNOM is a very deep sense of gratitude: gratitude for the daily opportunities to be invited into the homes and hearts of our loyal listeners; gratitude and appreciation for the generosity of our donors and for the dedication and courage of the numerous volunteers who have passed through the doors of KNOM.

One can not be a great leader without being a student of those you’re leading. I’ve learned so much through the eyes and hearts of the volunteers who said “yes” to the unique service opportunity that is KNOM, located in such a remote area with a really big learning curve. I’ve been blessed to have been in a position to seed vision and empower creative, service-driven individuals in their daily lives and work. Being invited to join them in their journeys of discovery and struggle to reach their fullest potential has been priceless.

Thanks to those who have pushed me to strive higher and to dig deeper. Without the voice of encouragement, it’s easy to remain in the safe zone of everyday life. My time at KNOM has taught me it’s healthy and brave to test the waters, ask hard questions, and risk ideas. Sometimes, not being safe isn’t necessarily a bad place to be — but, rather, a growing place to be.

Thank you, Western Alaska, for an amazing life journey so far. It’s been an honor and a privilege. I’ll treasure it always.

For so many at KNOM and throughout our region, Kelly has been a guiding influence, a source of leadership, kindness, and compassion, and a friend. For so many years, Kelly’s work has helped make KNOM a mission, we believe, worthy of your pride and support. We thank you for helping to make Kelly’s tenure at KNOM possible, and we wish her all the success and happiness in the world as she departs for new horizons. We’ll miss her greatly.

]]>http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2015/10/01/farewell-kelly/feed/118768Our 2014 Staff Christmas Photohttp://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2014/11/25/our-2014-staff-christmas-photo/
http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2014/11/25/our-2014-staff-christmas-photo/#commentsWed, 26 Nov 2014 01:25:02 +0000http://www.knom.org/wp/?p=13228Your support makes possible the work of everyone in our 2014 staff photo. Thank you so much, and Merry Christmas from all of us!]]>

An example of the LED bulbs we soon hope to install throughout KNOM’s facilities.

We continue to give thanks and celebrate the faithful service of KNOM’s spiritual advisor, Father Armand Nigro, S.J. He has been offering prayers and Masses for the intentions of thousands of KNOM’s supporters, our staff, and listeners. We ask for your prayers for Fr. Armand as he deals with a variety of health challenges. He continues to pray for you and your intentions.

KNOM’s dynamic carrier control project continues to pay dividends in power savings. The latest billing information reveals that we are saving $101.00 per day in electricity costs! Many thanks to the Nautel Company, Chuck Lakaytis, Frank Jazzo, Jack Mullaney, Rolland Trowbridge, Les Brown, and engineers at the FCC.

The quest to find ways to trim the budget and to save money continues with our LED lighting project: a planned initiative to replace the fluorescent lighting fixtures in our facilities with cost-efficient LED bulbs. As always, we are working to save every penny we can! We thank you for the opportunity to serve.

Amy (Flaherty) Gorn, who served at KNOM Radio for over six years: first as a volunteer, and then as a permanent staff member in the position of public affairs director.

September 1, 2008

After more than six years of service to the mission, Amy Flaherty departs for more urban parts of Alaska. She has produced hundreds of programs and news interviews. Her replacement is Laureli Kinneen, who grew up in the town of Unalakleet, 146 miles southeast of Nome. Her husband Fen was raised in Nome and, like Laureli, grew up a KNOM listener.